Clothes-drier.



G. SCHNEIDER.

CLOTHES DRIBR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6, 1909.

G. SCHNEIDER. CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 6,-1909.

Patented May 3L 1910.

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Uiviinn sinrits `maar ou "ron GOTTLEIB SCHNEIDER, OF BLUFFTON, INDIANA, ASSIGN OR OF ON E-I-IALF TO SEYMOU ROBINSON, OF BLUFETON, INDIANA.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Application filed November 6, 1909. Serial No. 526,576.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GOTTLEIB SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bluffton, in the county of l/Vells and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Clothes-Drier, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to clothes driers of that type in which a single standard is provided with radial arms constituting supports for a line from which the clothing can be suspended.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a device of this character having a base designed to be anchored at a predetermined point, and which is provided with means for detachably engaging the removable port-ion of the drier so as to support said drier in operative position, it being possible to readily disconnect the body portion of the drier from the base so as to permit it to be stored away when not in use.

Another object is to provide a drier the radial arms of which may be simultaneously folded against the supporting standard so as to occupy the minimum amount of space when the device is not in use.

Another object is to provide improved means for supporting the arms while eX- tended.

A still further object is to provide a line which is so mounted within the arms as to become taut throughout the length thereof when the arms are opened out from the standard, said line being threaded through the arms and preferably arranged to form squares.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred foim of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a clothes drier embodying the pres ent improvements, the same being shown with the arms extended outwardly from the standard. Fig. 2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of the drier folded, the same being removed from the base and a portion of the standard being broken away. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the drier with the parts in the positions shown in Fig.

1.- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the base. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the lower end of the standard.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a base plate having a central depending stein 2 designed to be 'embedded within a concrete base 3 or the like, there being a central stud 4L upstanding from the disk 1 and equidistant between opposed, oppositely extending angular retaining ears 5 which are formed integral with the base 1. -Locking pins 6 are removably mounted within the base 1 at opposite sides of each of the ears 5 and are for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

The standard 7 of the drier is preferably tubular and the lower end thereof is designed to receive thestud 4, there being a collar 8 secured to the lower end of said standard and provided with oppositely eX- tending wings 9 which, after the pins 6 have been removed, are capable of swinging into position beneath the ears 5 and of fitting snugly thereunder. By replacing the pins 6 within the base 1, the wings 9 will be locked in engagement with the ears 5 and the ltandard 7 thus held perpendicularly to the ase.

A sleeve 10 is adjustably mounted on the standard 7, it bein held in any desired position, by means o a set screw 11. An annular shoulder 12 is formed upon the upper end of the sleeve 10 and a ring 13 is mounted to rotate upon this sleeve and below the shoulder, said ring being provided with an outstanding stud 14 for the purpose hereinafter set forth.

A stem 15 is mounted to slide and rotate within the standard 7 and a set screw 16 is employed for locking this stem against movement within the standard. A collar 17 is secured to the stem 15 and has pairs of ears 1S extending radially therefrom, the ears of each pair being connected by a stop strip 18 which can be secured thereto or formed integral therewith. An arm 19 is pivotally mounted between the ears of each pair, and is designed, when swung downward to a predetermined angle, to rest upon lli ears 21. An actuating rod 23 is secured to the sleeve 2O and extends downwardly to a point below the collar 17, there being an eye 24 at the lower end of this rod and which is designed to be placed in engagement with the stud 14 heretofore referred to.

A series of transverse openings 25 is formed in each of the arms 19 and a rope 2G is threaded through the openings. @ne length of rope is preferably utilized, said rope being extended through the innermost openings of the arms 19 and being provided with a terminal loop 27 through which the rope extends after passing through the last one of these apertures. The said rope is then extended alongside one of the arms 19 to the next a ljoining opening and thence through the several arms and back to said openingl after which it is extended along the arm to the next opening. This arrangement is followed until the rope has been passed through all of the openings after which the end thereof is secured indicated at :28. lt will therefore be seen that, inasmuch as the rope is slidably mounted in the openings in all of the arms, and is continuous, when the arms 19 are swung outwardly and downwardly all of the strands of the rope will be drawn taut simultaneously.

A. stop pin is preferably extended through the stem 15 so as to limit the downward movement of the sleeve 20.

ln using the device herein described the stem 2 is embedded within a concrete base or the like, or, if preferred, the base 1 can be secured to a roof or other structure in any other preferred manner. The pins 6 are disengaged from the base 1 and the tubular standard 7 is placed on the stud 4 after which said standard is partly rotated so as to bring the wings 9 into position beneath the angular ears 5. The pins G are then replaced in the base 1 and the wings are thus locked upon the base. The standard 7 will therefore be held fixedly in an upstanding position and the length of the standard can be increased or diminished by loosening the screw 1C so as to permit the stem 15 to be shifted longitudinally. lt is of course necessary to also loosen the set screw 11 so as to allow the necessary longitudinal movement of the sleeve 10 upon the standard. After the parts have been adjusted, the rod 23 is pulled downwardly and sleeve Q() is therefore moved therewith and motion is transmitted therefrom through the rods to armi-fl 19 which are swung outwardly and downwardly so as to bring the rope 26 taut. Upon the completion of the downward movement of arms 19, the eye 24C is placed in engagement with stud 1i, it first being necessary to so adjust the sleeve 10 as to bring this stud into position to be engaged bv the eye. The parts are therefore looked in their proper positions and eeaeee fabrics can be suspended fromthe rope without causing any of the arms to fold upwardly against the stem 15.

Then it is desired to remove the drier, as when the same is not in use, the stem 23 is disengaged from stud 14E and pushed upwardly. This will cause the arms 19 to fold against the stem 15. Pins 6 can then be disengaged from base 1 and the standard rotated so as to move the wings 9 out of engagement with ears 5. The entire drier can then be lifted off the base and carried to any point where it is desired to store it.

Various changes can of course be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from thesp-irit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Yilhat is claimed is :n

1. In a clothes drier, the combination with a standard, of a stem slidably and revolubly mounted therein, a series of arms pivotally connected to the stem and extending radially therefrom, a sleeve slidably mounted on the stem, pivotal connections between the sleeve and the arms, means for shifting the sleeve, and revoluble means upon the standard for engaging said shifting means to lock the sleeve and arms in a predetermined position.

2. A clothes drier including a standard, a stem revolubly and slidably mounted therein, means for locking the stem against n'iovement within the standard, arms pivotally connected to the stem and extending radially therefrom, a sleeve slidably mounted on the stem, pivotal connections between the sleeve and arms, an actuating rod connected to the sleeve, a sleeve adjust-ably mounted on the standard, a ring mounted for rotation on said adjustable sleeve, and means upon the ring for detachably engaging the rod to lock the slidable sleeve and arms in yn'edetermined positions.

3. A clothes drier comprising a base, a standard detachably connected thereto and supported thereby, a stem adjustably connected to the standards, said stem being revoluble within the standard. arms pivotally connected to the stem and foldable thereagainst, `slidable means connected to the arms for simultaneously shifting the same toward or away from the stem, means for actuating said slidable means, and a locking device revolnble upon the standard and detachably engaged by said shifting means to hold the arms in predetermined positions.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have here-to atiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GQTTLEIB SCHNEIDER.

Vilitnesses lV. H. EICHHORN, FANNY BURWELL. 

